NASA's Unexplained Files Mystery of the Invisible Planet (Season 4, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

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NASA's Unexplained Files

Mystery of the Invisible Planet (Season 4, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

A brilliant astronaut and CIA impersonator gains entry to NASA's Mission Control. A NASA OIG Senior Special Agent tracks the impostor down and before taking him into custody he unravels the impostor's incredible story.

Directors

Joe Keenan | Kasia Uscinska | Adam Warner

Producers

Fabio Cerveira | Timothy Clarkson | Jim Faircloth | Susanna Hall

Editors

Erick Henson | Alistair Kerr | Pavel Lopez | Quinton Smith

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Updated Oct 11, 2016

Release date

Oct 11, 2016 (United States)

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
David Aguilar Self - Author & Astronomer Self - Author & Astronomer See fewer	Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future (2018)
Kevin H. Baines Self - Planetary Scientist (as Kevin Baines) Self - Planetary Scientist (as Kevin Baines) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Mike Baker Self - Former CIA Covert Operations Officer Self - Former CIA Covert Operations Officer See fewer	Legends (2014)
Sarah Ballard Self - Exo-Planetary Scientist Self - Exo-Planetary Scientist See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Bill Birnes Self - UFOlogist (as William J. Birnes) Self - UFOlogist (as William J. Birnes) See fewer	The Riverman (2004)
David Brin Self - Physicist and Science Fiction Author Self - Physicist and Science Fiction Author See fewer	The Postman (1997)
Erik Dellums Narrator (as Erik Todd Dellums) Narrator (as Erik Todd Dellums) See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Stanton Friedman Self - Aerospace Nuclear Physicist Self - Aerospace Nuclear Physicist See fewer	UFOs and Science - Slaying the Dragon (2018)
Matt Genge Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	How the Earth Was Made (2009)
Slava Gerovitch Self - Soviet Historian Self - Soviet Historian See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Andrew Gough Self - Historian & Author Self - Historian & Author See fewer	Conspiracies Decoded (2020)
Joe Gutheinz Self - Former NASA Senior Special Agent Self - Former NASA Senior Special Agent See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
David Hathaway Self - Phd., Astrophysicist Self - Phd., Astrophysicist See fewer	A World Without NASA (2020)
Todd Hoeksema Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jacqui Jeras Self - Meteorologist Self - Meteorologist See fewer	CNN NewsStand (1998)
James McGaha Self - Astronomer & Retired USAF Pilot Self - Astronomer & Retired USAF Pilot See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Tom Nichols Self - National Security Analyst Self - National Security Analyst See fewer	Succession (2018)
James E. Oberg Self - Space Historian (as James Oberg) Self - Space Historian (as James Oberg) See fewer	The Apollo Chronicles (2019)
Hakeem Oluseyi Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	The Stars in My Soul
Christopher Orwoll Self - Director, New Mexico Museum of Space History Self - Director, New Mexico Museum of Space History See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Antonio Paris Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Nick Pope Self - Defense Analyst Self - Defense Analyst See fewer	Aliens from the Abyss: The Dark Side of the UFO Phenomenon (2025)
Seth Porges Self - Technology Writer Self - Technology Writer See fewer	Class Action Park (2020)
Sara Seager Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	Solis (2018)
Seth Shostak Self - Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute Self - Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute See fewer	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Amy Shira Teitel Self - Space Historian and Author Self - Space Historian and Author See fewer	The Vintage Space (2012)
Al Worden Self - Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Self - Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot See fewer	First Man (2018)
Anatoly Zak Self - Editor, RussianSpaceWeb Self - Editor, RussianSpaceWeb See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)